Event: Healing Waters

[voidtreckermods]

"Good morning passengers, it is day twenty three of the month of Grasshopper. All passengers of the Voidtrecker Express require rest. Next stop Jema’grethy Island. All passengers prepare to disembark."

It is a very strange morning message that rings through the train on the morning of day twenty three but as the passengers of the Voidtrecker Express wake their screens glow with the colour of the void and a holographic screen pops up for them to read.

World #2554098133741: A world once inhabited by an ancient civilisation and now preserved as a historical site, nature reserve and well-being retreat. It is famous for its relaxing hot springs, calming atmosphere and beautiful beaches.

It is a popular void-traveller destination, particularly among void missionaries as a place to rest and recuperate after difficult missions.

The Voidtrecker Express will spend three days here, arriving today and leaving on day twenty six of the month of Grasshopper. The dressing carriage is open for your convenience.

It is time for a holiday it seems!

Preparation

For those who go to explore the dressing carriage they will find a variety of beachwear and wetsuits. One cupboard has a pile of tents and groundsheets in all four team colours.

One cabinet is exclusively filled with beach towels, in a kaleidoscope of colours, designs and patterns. Another is filled with different shapes and sizes of plain towel dressing gowns. There is even a cabinet with buckets, spades and small rock-pooling nets.

It seems they are in for quite an adventure.

Arrival

"Shortly arriving on World #2554098133741. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train lurches and rattles as it leaves the void they will get a glimpse of silver-purple sky and a beautiful ocean below.

However some passengers might be a little more than distracted, one staring at that table for a second too long, another seeming lost in thought for a couple of seconds, a longer than normal pause in a sentence. They see a vision, a glimpse of a life that is not their own. Not all at once, but here and there as the train descends to the island.

But then it is gone and things are back to normal. Just in time, as they come to land.

Jema’grethy Island

The train has landed on a grassy ridge, overlooking a beautiful beach of white sand and the ocean beyond. It is warm, but not too hot, a cool ocean breeze cutting through the heat making it pleasant. Behind them is a grassy plain, changing to forest in the distance. There is the sound of birdsong in the purple sky. To the west the land is more craggy, the silhouette of a fortress in the distance. In a word, it is idylic. A sense of peace permeates the island.

A little more worrying is the volcano-like structure in the north. But even a quick glance will show it is not a typical volcano. There is no smoke and the liquid slowly running down it in rivulets is pink and blue.

Exploring the passengers will find beautiful beaches, ragged cliffs to walk and caves to explore. Where it is more craggy the beaches are made of pebbles- perfect for rock pooling.

The place has no people, but it is clearly maintained. The eastern beaches have racks of shallow boats, both canoes and one- or two-person sailing dinghies. There is also a small building in which scuba gear is stored, along with several waterproofed manuals and instructional literature.

Ruins of ancient houses are scattered across the island, but the main settlement is built into a rocky section in the north-west that has been secured with ropes and stairways cut into the cliffs, perfect for scrambles and hikes.

There are no living quarters, but there are sheltered sections with basic toilet facilities marked as camping grounds in five different sections of the island - by the hot springs, within the ruined fortress, beside the harbour, on the eastern beaches, and on the northern face of the mountain.

Hot Springs

To the west are the hot springs. They have both outdoor and indoor areas; the indoor areas being wooden loghouse saunas, changing rooms and storage sheds, whilst the outdoor areas are a tiered series of pools spilling down the side of the mountain and shaded by brightly flowering trees. The waters are hot, mineral-rich and soothing.

Perfect for overly stressed, world weary Void heroes...

(OOC: More setting information is here, please feel free to go wild with the setting and have a fun and relaxing time. You can use this post as a catch all for your holiday or make your own posts on middleofsomewhere. More information about how the memory event is structured is here!)

Comments

[myblueskies]

"Yes we will be very careful!" He grinned, "We can go and explore everywhere!"

Would three days even be enough? There seems so much to see!

[sunbloom]

"I don't know about everywhere," she said with a small laugh. "We only have so much time before the train leaves again! So we'll have to pick the places that look best."

[myblueskies]

"Yes!" He nodded, "We could run around really fast! But then we might not be able to see it all properly so we should choose what looks best!"

Even if it all looked so good! It was hard to choose!

[sunbloom]

"Right," Itsuki agreed with a smile. "Take it slow and have the most fun you can. Better to not see everything and be able to look forward to it, than to not remember any of it later because you rushed." To that end, she gazed at the ruins nearest them. "It's kinda like a field trip, isn't it?"

[myblueskies]

He nodded at that, it was important to try and see things and not miss them because he was rushing, he would remember that and try and see and remember everything!

"What's a field trip?"

[sunbloom]

That brought her up short for a second. "A-ah... well, it's usually something you'd do with your class at school, or something like that - everyone goes on a trip together to a place, and you'd make a lesson out of it."

[myblueskies]

"Oh!" He grinned at her, "I never went to a school like that! Did you go to school before you were on the train? Did you go on lots of field trips?"

[sunbloom]

Ah. Well then. "Mm, I'm in middle school, or, well, I was. We didn't do field trips often - they're kind of expensive, to take a bunch of people on a trip - but they're fun when we can get away."

[myblueskies]

"That sounds fun!" He smiled. Madoka had told him how holidays cost money, that was a bit sad he thought that not everyone got to go and see fun and beautiful places.

"This is like a field trip then, cept we didn't need to pay any money to come here!"

So it was even better, really!

[sunbloom]

Itsuki... sighed a little. "Well. We didn't pay any money, but we're here because we're doing work for the train, right? So... in a way, the train paid for it, to be nice to us, but in exchange it's right back to work with us after." She shook her head, and smiled. "But you're right - it kind of is a field trip anyway. So we should enjoy it all the same."

[myblueskies]

"I guess so!"

It was the trains way of thanking them for their hard work!

"We should enjoy it and have the most fun three days ever!"

[sunbloom]

"Sounds like a plan to me," Itsuki said, letting herself relax again. "Still have to pace ourselves, but let's have all the fun, mm?" Those ruins are calling...

wrap!

[myblueskies]

"Yes!" He grinned at her happily, "Let's go have fun!"

To the ruins! This was going to be the best field trip ever!